text_original: His deviations from his own policy in obedi  ence to the king were not more degrading or more inevitable than are the calculations of the modem statesman about the exact limits of the field of practical politics.
text_transcription: HIS DEVIATIONS FROM HIS OWN POLICY IN OBEDIENCE TO THE KING WERE NOT MORE DEGRADING OR MORE INEVITABLE THAN ARE THE CALCULATIONS OF THE MODERN STATESMEN ABOUT THE EXACT LIMITS OF THE FIELD OF PRACTICAL POLITICS
phonemes: hɪz dˌiːvɪˈeɪʃənz fɹʌm hɪz ˈoʊn pˈɑːlɪsi ɪn oʊbˈɛdi ɛnsˈɛ tə ðə kˈɪŋ wɜː nˌɑːt mˈɔːɹ dᵻɡɹˈeɪdɪŋ ɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl ðɐn ɑːɹ ðə kˌælkjʊlˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə mˈoʊdəm stˈeɪtsmən ɐbˌaʊt ðɪ ɛɡzˈækt lˈɪmɪts ʌvðə fˈiːld ʌv pɹˈæktɪkəl pˈɑːlətˌɪks.